2021-01-18 GC - Item 2 - Attachment 2 - Consultation Report River Plan Version 1 (2018)

                          -   The Caravan Park Manager/Owner supply Water, Rubbish & Sewerage Service at a Price for Renting the Site.
                          -   Same system should apply to Mooring in the River.
                          -   There is No difference.
                          -   It should be Expensive to Live on a Boat - moored in the Noosa River (and for every River in the State or Australia).
                          -   Expensive enough to DETER people from using the river as cheap housing.
                          -   Boats take Water from the Land, (rate payers are paying)
                          -   Rubbish Bins on the Land, (rate payers are paying)
                          -   Sewerage – (rate payers are swimming in it – how disgusting).
                          -   Sewerage is a very bad case, where every living on board boat should be monitored for sewerage.
                          -   A Council Water, Rubbish, Sewerage boat to go around every couple of days to supply water, pump off/take the sewerage & take rubbish.
                          -   The Boats pay for this just like a home on the Land or in a Caravan Park.
                          -   This system should monitor every boat moored in the river.
                          -   Every boat should be licenced or a permit holder, so Council has full control.
                          -   It is disgusting to know that every ‘living on board’ boat throws It overboard and nothing is done to rectify this horribly diseased ridden fault in such a
                              beautiful supposedly Biosphere area.
                          -   Any Boat moored on the Noosa River should be paying a good fee for the Mooring.
                          -   Charge a rate to ensure Council is reimbursed with profit to supplying the mooring & maintenance of the mooring.
                          -   These boats should supply a Yearly Notice to the Council detailing
                          -   Why they want the mooring, How long they intend to use it.
                          -   A person who owns a Moored Boat should be a Ratepayer in the Noosa Shire and pay the nominal fee for the privilege to moor their boat in the river.
                          -   Any Boat unregistered, not paying mooring & not being lived on -should be removed immediately from the river by Council or authority and dumped or
                              sold.
                          -   Boaties Use the Roads, Use the Shops, Use the Water, Use the Rubbish service, Use the Parks etc…… they should pay.
                          -   Otherwise they are Squatters on our beautiful River.

Private                   -   GOVERNANCE
                          -   For too long the multitude of parties involved in different aspects of Noosa River care and control has resulted in disjointed and dysfunctional
                              management, with many issues simply being buck passed around and necessary actions either being significantly delayed or not approved.
                          -   Such complexities are impediments to efficient, cost effective and good governance of every aspect of river care, use and community development.
                          -   A single entity, namely Noosa Council, being responsible for all aspects of Noosa River makes perfect sense.
                          -   That it will be acting as the delegate for other Departments or entities means it should be paid appropriately by those other organisations to act on
                              their behalf.
                          -   Thus it should definitely be financially viable for Noosa Council to commission a water police service and fisheries, land care, drains litter traps
                              servicing and abandoned hulk removal services etc.

Private                   -   Reduction of house boat vagrants who are currently adding to the pollution of our river system.

Private                   -   It is standard for Councils to supply free black-water / sewerage dump points for public use e.g. by caravan and campers.
                          -   Marinas and public jetties in other areas have such facilities.
                          -   Such dump points should be available for the boating public on Noosa River, thereby stopping boating effluent being released directly into the river.
                          -   All live aboard boats on Noosa River should have black water holding tanks and be prepared for random inspections to confirm their presence and
                              proper use.

Private                   -   NR Management Plan.
                          -   We all know … there are far too many vessels anchored and moored on the NR, there are far too many houseboats on the NR, and there are far too
                              many hire craft on the NR.
                          -   There is no policing, recoding or possibly even a system in place to adequately manage live on board type vessels and their effluent holding tanks on
                              the NR.
                          -   Many of us are aware that there are a number of vessels, anchored in the river, being used regularly for accommodation, one in particular has been
                              almost permanently occupied since Feb 2017 and even has a motor vehicle parked on Gympie Tce for on land transportation

Private                   -   Limit number of craft that can moor in the river.


Private                   -   First of all pollution into the river by all the permanently moored vessels that do not visit the marina to discharge their waste.
                          -   I know the council make an effort to police this but I believe a lot more should be done as I think it is the biggest problem effecting our waterway.
                          -   Why can’t we implement local log books and mandatory pumping of their holding tanks each 30 days with a fine to follow if they do not discharge
                          -   Regardless of the capacity of their waste tanks I believe it will force people to do the right thing instead of discharging into the river.
                          -   Removal of vessels that have been left unattended for over a year would be another good step forward,
                          -   Also not allowing boats to be permanently affixed to the foreshore like the 4 or 5 that are near the Goodchap St boat ramp.
                          -   I think having a holding area for vessels to be auctioned off is not a good idea
                          -   You’re better off getting them out of the water completely to minimise the damage rather than creating an eyesore and bunching them all up.
                          -   Having a holding area would also use a lot of space in the river.
                          -   Having them affixed to the foreshore would damage the river banks
                          -   If you were to leave them at anchor you would need a substantial space depending on how many vessels are in the area at one time to account for
                              the vessels swing with wind and tide.
                          -   Policing waste from vessels – live a boards, random checks & not regular inspections/patrols.

Private                   -   FUNDING
                          -   The 2018 NR draft plan should not add significantly to the financial burden for shire rate payers.
                          -   If there is a hand over of powers from the Queensland Government there should be reasonable compensation paid to NC by the Qld Government for
                              doing this work.
                          -   The fees and charges for permanent moorings and living aboard vessels also need to increase to compensate for the regulatory burden being carried
                              by Council.
                          -   LIVE-ABOARD VESSELS
                          -   There should be a regulation making all discharge of waste water and sewage from vessels into the NR unlawful, with substantial penalties for non-
                              compliance and diligently enforced.
                          -   Live-aboard vessels must be required to have holding tanks for sewage and waste water with owners being obliged to provide proof that they are
                              routinely using pump out stations to discharge waste.
                          -   MOORINGS WITHIN THE RIVER
                          -   The ad-hoc nature of permanent moorings within the river is clearly a problem that requires active management, which we support.

Department of             -   Re objective 2
Environment and Science   -   DES supports the development of the intended anchoring, mooring and living on board Management Plan to ascertain what management actions the
                              Council intends to undertake in managing anchoring, mooring and living on board.
                          -   DES could review and provide a response to the Management Plan and terms of the formalised agreement with a view to providing endorsement for
                              these undertakings.
                          -   Undertaking a review of anchoring and mooring locations and types of moorings provides information for current and future compliance assessments
                              in the FHA.



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